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William Thomas, the son of John Davy Thomas of Pilton, was initially a schoolmaster at Shirwell School and at Swimbridge, and then at Heanton where he was the first master of the Board School. He ...

The following is a report of the Barnstaple and North Devon Horse Show, held at Pilton Lawn in July 1877, in the Somerset County Gazette of 14th July 1877. From reports in other years, this seems ...

These smart young men are Rodney, Geoffrey and Max Norman of 5 Pilton Street in the early 1960s. Geoffrey used to work at Burton's the Tailors in Barnstaple. Many thanks to Lisa Curtis, the daug...

Nigel Mortimer, the son of Lydia May Mortimer, posted this photograph of, left to right, his aunt Olive Fewing (née Williams), his brother Michael Mortimer and his mother Lydia May Mortimer (also n...

This photograph shows Bill and Mary Norman, who lived at No 5 Pilton Street, with their daughter-in-law Rosemary (known as Rose) Norman (née Walker) and their grand-daughter Lisa Curtis outside the...

Harry Murch has written about his early life living on Pilton Quay in the early 1950s. Download this short document with the story. Many thanks to Harry for sharing this with The Pilton Story.

This photograph shows some of the Pilton Church Bellringers in 1955 outside St Brannock’s Church, Braunton. Those in the photograph have been identified as, from left to right: Unknown; Clem Chapma...